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Dustin Bailey

Xbox boss says the Activision deal got blocked over a cloud gaming market that "doesn't really exist yet"

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Xbox boss Phil Spencer says that the UK Competitions and Markets Authority's decision to block the Xbox Activision deal hinges on the body's definition of a cloud gaming market that "doesn't really exist yet."

"We remain confident," Spencer tells Kinda Funny, reiterating Microsoft's plan to appeal the CMA's block of the deal and its continued collaboration with the European Union and FTC. "I think there are like 14 jurisdictions all up we're working on approval. I think we have nine approvals so far," Spencer says.

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